episode_0104

The fourth floor of the office building contains the director’s office, the deputy director’s office, and an archives room that stores important materials.

Since it is a space just for the director and I, the highest-ranking managers in the management department, we often get jealous looks from employees, asking if we work side by side, but in reality, the time I spend with the director is not very long.

I go to work early in the morning and turn on the lights on the 4th floor.

The director comes to work in a moody mood only around lunchtime.

I am so busy struggling with documents all day.

The director spends his time lounging around on the sofa in the director’s office or hanging out with the pixies.

The only time we spend together is when we have lunch together or when we have to do regular or emergency reports.

I stood in front of the door of the director’s office.

There was no sign of popularity inside.

Even though I knocked on the door, there was no response from inside.

I opened the door.

As expected, the empty director’s office caught my eye.

As it was early in the morning, when not even the employees had gone to work yet, the likelihood that the director was at work was zero.

‘What on earth are you doing every night? .’

Being late in itself is not a problem. In the first place, since I handle most of the director’s work, the bureau can operate as usual even without the director.

The problem lies in the reason for being late.

I can understand it if the director is going to sleep late after working overtime until dawn.

However, unless there is something special going on, the director leaves work before 9pm at the latest.

As someone who is always tired, I don’t think I’ll ever go home and do anything different.

So, why on earth do you go to bed before 11 o’clock at the latest, but barely manage to go to work at lunchtime the next day?

‘…Are you having trouble sleeping at night..?’

I know this, having seen you for a long time.

Although he seems pleasant and thoughtless on the outside, there is a lot of ‘pain’ inside him.

If you are suffering from insomnia due to the pain, you must seek treatment immediately.

Even without the director, the bureau operates as usual. However, if even a large variable occurs, it will collapse immediately.

Therefore, the director’s health is not simply a personal problem, but is directly related to the problem of the management bureau and, by extension, the entire empire.

‘You added a needlessly grandiose excuse again.’

Actually, no matter what, I’m just worried about the director.

The safety of the bureau and the empire is important, but the individual director is more important to me.

“Phew… .”

I took a deep sigh and walked into the director’s office.

Naturally, I sat down on the sofa located in the center of the director’s office and smoothed out the soft fabric.

‘The sofa where the director always lies… .’

Along with the director’s bed, the furniture that was in close contact with him the longest had a strange ‘magnetic force’.

I could not resist its magnetic force like a piece of iron, and in the end I had no choice but to lie down on the sofa.

‘…Maybe that’s why it’s not like poetry.’

read a book… I won’t lose. Because just reading something makes you tired.

I heard you like board games… I guess there’s no one to do it with.

Exercise… Of course you won’t… .

It may be surprising, but the director was a person with no hobbies.

‘Daisy is too young to play together, and Vir… .’

At that moment, a thought came into my mind.

A loyal maid with a very beautiful appearance who came to assassinate the director but ended up serving him as his master. A being that absolutely obeys its master and has a heavy mouth, so there is no problem with giving any insidious commands.

A young, beautiful man and woman tied in a master-servant relationship live under one roof.

In such a situation, what would be worth doing to the point where I can’t sleep every night… .

‘…Ugh!’

I shook my head vigorously to shake off the wild thoughts.

This is ridiculous.

It is rude to even think like this.

The director is not that kind of man. Moreover, there is Lufia, who is not a flower on a cliff that he cannot even dare to look over, but a flower in the sky.

Even though I know how much they value and treat each other with care, I can’t believe they imagined that.

‘ha… . ‘Is it frustration?’

I dreamed of becoming an investigator and focused solely on my studies during my school days. Perhaps because he had some talent, he entered college faster than others and graduated early, becoming an investigator as soon as he became an adult.

After working as an investigator, I was scouted by the director and transferred to the management bureau, and I have continued to work ever since.

Naturally, I didn’t even think about dating, let alone try it. I wasn’t that interested in the first place.

People around me say that she will die alone as an old maid and that she should meet a man, but I don’t really feel like doing that.

‘…Now you can’t wait to find another man.’

Bury your face on the sofa.

I felt like I could smell the director.

Add to that the soft texture, and it felt like I was being hugged by him.

It’s a feeling I shouldn’t harbor, so I’ve never revealed it.

From places that cannot be seen, to lines that cannot be avoided.

Even the Virgin Mary, who watches over denial, will understand if you take a breather even for a moment.

‘…Now that I think about it, when on earth are you going to use the wish ticket?’

When I first made a bet with a wish ticket, I was quite interested.

Anyway, I was willing to listen to whatever the director asked, so it was a bet I had no money to lose.

But the director never hesitated.

No matter how risk-free, interest in a game is likely to wane if you are sure to lose.

Also, the wish certificates are just piled up and not used, so now I just assume it’s okay and move on.

‘You’re not making that wish to work for him for the rest of your life, are you?’

Of all the candidates that came to mind, the Director seemed the most likely to make a wish.

‘…If that’s the case, there’s no need to use the wish ticket.’

Even if you don’t have to use a wish ticket,

Because I have already decided that I will live by his side and assist him for the rest of my life.

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smart-.

“Please come in.”

“Excuse me, Deputy Director. I brought the documents for payment.”

“Thank you, Niña.”

Niña from the General Affairs Department piled up a new document next to the mountain of documents.

“There are always a lot. Did they all get hit today?”

“Yes. Still, I’m glad that Niña brought it last.”

“…are you lucky..? hmm… . Is there anything I can help you with?”

“The classification is not finished yet, so I will ask you after it is finished.”

The sources of the piled up documents come from various departments of the management bureau.

In particular, among the data from the management and intelligence departments, there may be confidential information that can only be viewed at level 4 and the manager level.

As Niña belongs to the General Affairs Department, which oversees the overall office work of the management bureau, she has a high security level for an ordinary employee, but at least level 3. I can’t give Niña any work until I finish sorting the documents.

Niña bowed her head and left the deputy director’s office.

“Phew… .”

After seeing her moving away through the small window, I let out a small sigh.

‘It seems like I have a lot of work to do today.’

If the amount is this much in the morning, how much more will there be in the afternoon?

After drinking my cold coffee to gather my wits, I started going through the mountain of documents one by one.

smart-.

“Please come in.”

“Excuse me. This is Sally from management. I came here in person because I had an urgent matter to convey.”

“In a hurry? Please sit down first.”

I sat across from Sally at the reception table set up in the deputy director’s office.

She took out the documents she had brought and spread them out on the table.

“To start with the conclusion, this week, the organization that was supposed to be Lily’s ‘mission’ collapsed due to infighting.”

“Internal conflict? The organization was famous for its strong solidarity, but internal strife… .”

Suddenly, I realized that I had not yet read the materials delivered by the intelligence department.

After quickly sifting through the mountain of piled up documents, I was able to find a buried report from the Ministry of Intelligence.

“……Confirmed.”

After checking the inside story through the intelligence department’s report, I sat down again.

“I had no luck. Recently, as Lily’s activities coincided with police crackdowns, small and medium-sized organizations began to struggle. In particular, the organization that was targeted was ready to move to another region. Funnily enough, it is said that an organization that boasted of solidarity had a conflict of interest in the process of distributing cash, and committed suicide by killing each other on the spot.”

Although it was a small organization with less than 20 people, it was an organization that made a name for itself based on strong solidarity.

But that strong bond was shattered in the face of money.

“No matter what their loyalty is, they are ultimately just criminals. Will I not have enough time to look for another organization?”

“Well, as the Deputy Director said, small and medium-sized organizations are struggling recently… .”

“To take it out of rehabilitation center… . It might not be enough. The prisons outside would also be empty… .”

A few days ago, at the director’s order, the rehabilitation center was filled with inmates.

Until now, the only pixies who had requested prisoners were Kuen, Ariel, and Olivia, and they did not consume that much human resources.

However, I heard that the new pixie, Karjen, who is scheduled to arrive today, is, hard to believe, a vampire from legend, so at least one living human is needed every day.

We had no choice but to bring in all second-level and higher criminals from external prisons, but since the number was not that large, there was no room to use them elsewhere.

‘Especially Karjen… . ‘Because I said you shouldn’t go against your wishes.’

The director did not back down against the pixies. Under the iron rule that no matter how dangerous a pixie is, the initiative should not be taken away, one by one, the unruly pixies were turned into docile sheep.

But Karjen was different. The director warned the employees several times that they should never go against their wishes because it is impossible to control.

Therefore, the human resources that should be provided to Karjen cannot be carelessly used elsewhere.

If the tribute stops, you never know what the cruel vampire will do.

“Phew… .”

The situation has become complicated.

There is no choice for me in this situation.

‘I wanted to handle it on my own terms as much as possible… .’

“…I will first pass this matter on to the director.”

“Yes. Okay.”

Sally answered with a more relaxed expression.

Of course, if the director intervenes, no matter how complex and difficult the problem is, the solution is no different from being ‘confirmed.’

“Good luck then, Deputy Director.”

“Yes. Good luck to you too Sally.”

Sally left the Deputy Director’s office with light steps.

I sat down at my desk again and tried to work, but

“Oh, Director!”

At the sound of Sally’s voice welcoming the director, my eyes automatically turned to the small window of the door.

“What, what’s going on here?”

“I have something to urgently report to the Deputy Director.”

“Ah, it looks like a problem has arisen again.”

“Regarding Lily’s mission… . The Deputy Director will tell you more details.”

The director and Sally, who were grandly late as always, ran into each other at good timing.

“Ah, it just turned out well. Director, if you haven’t eaten yet, would you like to go for lunch together? I think the Deputy Director is still here.”

“Lunch? I need to eat, but I have work to do. Let’s eat next time.”

“Really? That’s too bad. Then, let’s eat together next time.”

“Yes, yes.”

The two exchanged greetings. Afterwards, Sally entered the elevator that the director had taken.

After making sure the elevator door was closed, I opened the door to the deputy director’s office.

“Director, good morning… No, it’s lunch.”

“Ah, Mariela. Good lunch..? There’s something strange about the tone. Anyway, Karjen will be arriving soon? I have to go, so I’ll watch it and then come back and listen.”

“Is it taking a long time?”

“No, it won’t take that long. Because the contract has already ended. I really only come here to see your face.”

“Okay. Please call me when you are done with your business.”

“Yes, yes.”

After watching him hurriedly enter the director’s office, I also entered the deputy director’s office and sat down again.

“Hu… . Looks like lunch will be a little late today.”

After appeasing my hunger with a small biscuit kept in the cabinet, I picked up the documents again.